Urine specimen receiver and holder



June 25, 1957 A. c. REINHARDT I 2,796,365

URINE SPECIMEN RECEIVER AND HOLDER Filed ma 5, 1955 INVENTOR. ALB ERTAC; REINHARDT BY %W W ATTORNEYS United States Patent URINE SPECIMENRECEIVER AND HOLDER Alberta C. Reinhardt, Vancouver, Wash.

Application May 5, 1955, Serial No. 506,279 1 Claim. (Cl. 128-295) Thisinvention relates to a urine specimen receiver and holder, and isparticularly adapted for receiving urine specimens from babies.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a receiving andholding device that will receive and hold the urine of a baby regardlessof the position of the baby.

Another object of the invention is to receive and hold specimens ofurine from babies without the necessity for an attendant to be presentwhen the baby is urinating.

A further object of the invention is to provide a urine specimenreceiver and holder that is maintained in position without taping thereceiver to the baby, as is now common practice.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a harness forholding the receiver and holder to the baby.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a urine specimenreceiver and holder that is clean and sanitary in its operation, anddemountable for thorough sterilization.

Further objects will become apparent in the following specification whenread in light of the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a new and improved urine specimenreceiver and holder, associated with its holding harness or binder.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the harness with thereceiver and holder associated therewith.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the receiver and holder, partially brokenaway for convenience of illustration.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the receiver, taken on line 4-4of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the receiver, taken on line55 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of the receiver, taken on line5-5 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows, with thereceiving well removed.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, this new and improved urinespecimen receiver and holder consists of an elongated container 10, madefrom any suitable material, such as plastic or the like. The ends 11 ofthe container 10 are preferably shaped as illustrated particularly inFigures 3 and 4. The overall plan view, as particularly illustrated inFigure 3, is relatively oval shape. The ends 11 are raised at 12, asbest illustrated in Figure 4. The object of this will be described lateron.

A vertical cylindrical well 13 is threaded into the con- 2,796,865Patented June 25, 1957 "ice tainer 10 at 14. A gasket 15 may be providedfor sealing the well 13 in regard to the container 10, preventing thecontainer 10 from leaking at this point. The bottom 16 of the well 13comes relatively close to the bottom 17 of the container 10. The objectof this construction will be apparent when the operation of the deviceis described.

The harness for holding the receiver and holder consists of a belt 18,having a strap 19 adapted to go between the babys legs and be secured tothe belt 18 at 20. The strap 19 is connected to the front 21 of the belt18 by a safety pin (not shown), which permits the adjusting of thetension given to the belt 18 when applied to the baby. A safety pin (notshown) is also used to connect the ends 22 of the belt 18 to a snug fit.Pockets 23 form part of the strap 19 and are adapted to receive the ends12 of the receiver and holder 10, as best illustrated in Figures 1 and2.

In the operation of the urine receiver and holder 10, the harness isapplied to the baby,including the receiver and holder 10, as abovedescribed. The urine enters from the baby through the well 13 and intothe container 10 from either a vertical position of the well 13, or asubstantially horizontal position.

In the event that the baby turns over, after the specimen has beendelivered to the container 10, so that the container 10 is upside down,or in any other position, the specimen will by-pass the lower end of thewell 13 and enter the spaces 24 or 25 surrounding the well 13, and willnot flow out of the container.

I do not wish to be limited to the exact shape of the receiver andholder, as slight modifications from the design shown may be welladapted to carry out the objects of the invention.

In the removing of the specimen, the well 13 is unthreaded from thecontainer by way of the threads 14, so that the specimen can be easilyremoved from the container 10. By removing the well 13, both container10 and well 13 may be easily cleansed and sterilized.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understood that numerous structural modifications andadaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A urine receiver and holder for infants comprising a container, at topwall on said container having a depressed medial portion, said top wallhaving a central opening formed in the depressed medial portion thereof,internal screw threads formed in said central opening, a tubular wellhaving external screw threads formed thereon cooperating with theinternal screw threads in said central opening, said well projectinginto said container a substantial distance below said top wall, ashoulder extending radially outwardly from the upper edge of saidtubular well, an annular seal between said top wall and said shoulder,and means including a waist belt and crotch belt for supporting saidreceiver on an infants body in position to receive urine therefrom.

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